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  2. Antichrist - Wikipedia

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    In Christian eschatology, Antichrist refers to a kind of person prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and falsely substitute themselves as a savior in Christ's place before the Second Coming. [1] The term Antichrist (including one plural form) [2] is found four times in the New Testament, solely in the First and Second Epistle of John. [2]

  3. References to the Antichrist in ecclesiastical writings

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    Jerome (c. 347–420) warned that those substituting false interpretations for the actual meaning of Scripture belonged to the “synagogue of the Antichrist”. [40] “ He that is not of Christ is of Antichrist,” he wrote to Pope Damasus I . [ 41 ]

  4. Seven seals - Wikipedia

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    This rider represents the antichrist who will head the revived Roman Empire at the end of history. [19] Idealist view. This rider is a symbol of the progress of the gospel of the conquering Christ mentioned in Rev. 5:5; 19:11–16. [19] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints view. The period involved is from 4000 B. C. to 3000 B. C.

  5. Christian demonology - Wikipedia

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    The pentagram, which has been used with various meanings in many cultures (including Christianity, in which it denoted the five wounds of Christ), is usually considered a diabolical sign when inverted (one point downwards, two points up). Such a symbol may appear with or without a surrounding circle, and sometimes contains the head of a male ...

  6. Katechon - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions consider that the Antichrist will come at the End of the World.The katechon - what restrains his coming - was someone or something that was known to the Thessalonians and active in their time: "You know what is restraining" (2:6).

  7. List of fictional Antichrists - Wikipedia

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    In fact, the uses of the term "antichrist" or "antichrists" in the Johannine epistles (1 John 2:18; 4:2–3; 2 John 1:17; 2:22) do not clearly present a single latter-day individual Antichrist. The articles "the deceiver" or "the antichrist" are usually seen as marking out a certain category of persons, rather than an individual. [1]

  8. Man of sin - Wikipedia

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    In 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10, the "man of sin" is described as one who will be revealed before the Day of the Lord comes. The Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus have the reading "man of lawlessness" and Bruce M. Metzger argues that this is the original reading even though 94% of manuscripts have "man of sin".

  9. Sign of contradiction - Wikipedia

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    Christ crucified. Jesus Christ, who was spoken against, attacked and killed is a sign of contradiction, according to Catholic tradition.. In Catholic theology, a sign of contradiction is someone who, upon manifesting holiness, is subject to extreme opposition.